Extensions of Known Ranges of Mexican Bats — John Shaqi
Extensions of Known Ranges of Mexican BatsAnderson, Sydney
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Extensions of Known Ranges of Mexican Bats
Anderson, Sydney
Bats
_Rhogeëssa parvula tumida_ H. Allen.--One specimen (55192) from 4 mi.
N La Pesca, Tamaulipas, taken by Gerd H. Heinrich, on May 24, 1953,
extends the known range of the species on the east coast of Mexico
northward 115 miles from 10 kms. WSW Ebano, Veracruz (Dalquest,
1953:58), and also northeastward 115 miles from Santa Maria,
Tamaulipas (Goodwin, 1954:6). Another new marginal locality for this
species, represented by 39 specimens in our collection, is 10 mi. W,
2 mi. S Piedra, 1200 ft., Tamaulipas.
_Baeodon alleni_ (Thomas).--A specimen (68773) from 6 mi. W and
2 mi. N Nejapa, Oaxaca, taken by A. A. Alcorn, on August 6, 1955,
extends the known range of this species southeastward 100 miles from
Cuicatlán, 590 meters, Oaxaca (Hall, 1955:2). Until recently this
species was known from the type locality only.
_Lasiurus borealis ornatus_ Hall.--Sixteen specimens (55325-55340)
from near Piedra, 1200 to 1400 ft., Tamaulipas (1 from 10 mi. W,
2 mi. S; 1 from 14 mi. W, 3 mi. S; and 14 from 16 mi. W, 3 mi. S
Piedra) tend to fill a gap in the known distribution of this species.
Previously it was known from Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Miller, 1897:108),
to the north and from Bledos, San Luis Potosí (Dalquest, 1953:61), to
the south. Assignment to the subspecies _L. b. ornatus_ is tentative
and is based primarily on the scanty cover of hair toward the margin
of the interfemoral membrane and scanty cover of hair on the ventral
surface of the membrane along the forearm. Adequate comparative
material of _L. b. ornatus_ from southern Mexico is not available.
LITERATURE CITED
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_Transmitted May 12, 1956._
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